Comments on: Gnome Shell 3.6 beta on Ubuntu – first impressions

By: alex285

alex285 — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:03:00 +0000

You need user-theme extension https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/19/user-themes/ and Gnome Tweak Tool.
Everything is the same as 3.4: http://worldofgnome.org/how-to-theme-gnome-3/

By: Wolf Vollprecht

Wolf Vollprecht — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:53:00 +0000

Hey! How do you actually install gnome-shell themes in 3.6 // Ubuntu 12.10?

Thanks

By: Links 22/9/2012: September Catchup | Techrights

Links 22/9/2012: September Catchup | Techrights — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 15:51:44 +0000

[...] Gnome Shell 3.6 beta on Ubuntu – first impressions Few days ago I installed Gnome Shell 3.5.91 in my Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal beta setup. and I’ve a mixed feeling about the new version of Gnome Shell, which is going to be called as Gnome Shell 3.6. [...]

By: Michael Mistretta

Michael Mistretta — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 19:09:00 +0000

You’re right, Esc does do that. Nice find, thank you!

By: Satyajit Sahoo

Satyajit Sahoo — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 01:08:00 +0000

You really don’t have to drag it up. You can also press the “Esc” key. Also pressing any key triggers a little sliding up animation indicating that you have to drag it up.

I agree with you though that pressing any key should reveal the enter password screen.

By: Michael Mistretta

Michael Mistretta — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 23:58:00 +0000

The new lock screen really needs to being you to your log in by pressing a button and not need to be “dragged” up by pulling it with a mouse. Having to use a tablet gesture to unlock your screen is kind of a joke.. we’re all using gnome shell on our desktops/laptops come on..

Before anyone says anything about new users ect ect.. I had my girlfriend screaming from the other room to get past the new lock screen and I explained to her she needed to ‘drag’ it up to reveal the log in area and she exclaimed “Wow that’s really f***ing stupid”.

I have to agree. I like the way it’s animated but pressing any key should cause the wallpaper to scroll up and reveal the log in area.

Please note: I am REALLY trying to like Gnome Shell. lol

By: PromoteCommonSense

PromoteCommonSense — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:09:00 +0000

Does that have to do with Ubuntu patching LO to have the menu work in Unity?

By: PromoteCommonSense

PromoteCommonSense — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:08:00 +0000

The only caveat that I would offer to people reading your post thinking of upgrading to the 12.10 beta to get Gnome Shell 3.6 is to remember that most of the extensions from extensions.gnome.org will not work as they haven’t been updated to 3.6 yet. So, if you rely heavily on extensions, you would be better served to wait. That said, 3.6 is definitely quicker and smoother than 3.4!

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:22:00 +0000

I was going to stick with 12.04 for another release cycle but now I plan to upgrade…I’ll just wait a month or two for bugs to settle out. I tried KDE and Unity and found Gnome Shell to be absolutely my favorite desktop (I miss it when I have to use Windows 7 at work). I must say I am VERY glad they removed the Google and Wikipedia buttons, they were completely out of place in the overview. Does it use the new (3.5.9) Nautilus?

By: Satyajit Sahoo

Satyajit Sahoo — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:41:00 +0000

BTW you don’t need to add ricotz testing PPA (if you don’t want to break your system with unstable packages). GNOME Shell 3.5.91 is available in the Ubuntu 12.10 repositories. So all you need is to run “sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade”.

By: Satyajit Sahoo

Satyajit Sahoo — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:39:00 +0000

I don’t actually remember where I found it, but I did a Google image search http://wallpaperswa.com/Abstract/Photography/water_nature_leaf_minimalistic_water_drops_macro_depth_of_field_1920x1200_wallpaper_14990/download_2560x1600

By: Satyajit Sahoo

Satyajit Sahoo — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:37:00 +0000

The removal of features like the search buttons and some weird issues with the hot-plug notification… Hmm, I didn’t mention that, I see.

By: alex285

alex285 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:56:00 +0000

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ricotz/testing
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

You have Ubuntu 12.10, right?

By: Fábio

Fábio — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:51:00 +0000

Nothing! GNOME-Shell 3.5.4 … :(

By: Satyajit Sahoo

Satyajit Sahoo — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:46:00 +0000

You can just run “sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade” to update to the latest version available in the repos.

By: alex285

alex285 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:41:00 +0000

Then you have 12.10. You can add ricotz ppa to get the latest.
https://launchpad.net/~ricotz/+archive/testing

By: Fábio

Fábio — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:40:00 +0000

In my Ubuntu, the GNOME-Shell is 3.5.4 :P :(

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:38:00 +0000

In my Ubuntu, the GNOME Shell is 3.5.4 :P :(

By: Satyajit Sahoo

Satyajit Sahoo — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:33:00 +0000

gnome-shell –version

By: Satyajit Sahoo

Satyajit Sahoo — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:30:00 +0000

KDE is so much different from Gnome Shell. They have different goals and different ways for interacting with applications. I also like KDE. But I don’t know why people compare them without giving any valid points. Come on, you like KDE, the way it is. But that doesn’t mean everything else is inferior.